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Friday, October 11, 2019

Visiting President Abraham Lincoln's Home in Springfield, Illinois





Eric & me at Abraham &
Mary Lincoln's Home
National Historic Site.



This is where the Lincolns lived
when Abraham practiced Law
in Springfield.

The second floor was added
to accommodate the
 growing family.




Sons Robert, Edward, William, and Thomas were born here.  





The Front Parlor

Mary Lincoln would
receive visitors in
this room.





The black Horse Hair Chairs belonged to the Lincolns.





Drawings were made of the house

when Lincoln was running for
 President in 1860.






They have been invaluable in recreating the 19th Century Lincoln Home.





Abraham Lincoln used
the Back Parlor as a
Home Office.





The Dining Room 













An accomplished cook &
baker, Mary Lincoln spent
a lot of time in this room.






The kitchen is the size of the Log Cabin Abraham was born in at Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky.




This is the room where the
Lincoln Family spent time
together.

Mary's Sewing Cabinet is
under the mirror.





She made all the clothing for the family.





The table has a Stereoscope
& a Chess Set.












The $25.00 Stereoscope was an expensive gift to the Lincoln children Robert, Edward, William, and Thomas.





Abraham Lincoln's
Bedroom















19th Century Bedrooms
included a Wash Stand
with Pitcher & Bowl.
















Mary's Bedroom connects
to Abraham's.


The young Lincoln children slept in their Mother's room, on a Trundle Bed.




The younger boys shared
this room after Robert
left home for college.












Robert Lincoln donated the house to the State of Illinois in 1887 with the stipulation that it would be free for the public to visit.

The Lincoln Home is part of a preserved 19th Century neighborhood.





The Lincoln Home was the
same size as this house
before the second floor
was added.










This Upper Middle Class
neighborhood's homes
are stylish.





The neighborhood helps put
the Lincoln Family's life
in context.






After paying for parking Eric and I head off to another Lincoln Site.  

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